Wildscreen are pleased to announced the 2008 Panda Award Finalists. In a year of record entries, the Nomination Panel once again faced a week locked in an a hotel room in Bristol with some difficult decisions to make!

Joanna Lumley travels north across the Arctic Circle up through Norway and finally to Svalbard. Joanna Lumley: Land Of The Northern Lights is a one-hour documentary made by Takeaway Media, due for broadcast later this year.

The film's director, Takeaway Media's Archie Baron, says: "I've been lucky enough to film many journeys. But I'm sure viewers will agree with me that it's hard to find a more enjoyable travelling companion than the clever, charming, indefatigable and idiosyncratic Ms Lumley a true one-off!"

As Joanna seeks her personal Holy Grail, a chance to see the mysterious and elusive Northern Lights, viewers follow her funny, touching and momentous expedition north and discover whether she finally realises her dream.